The baby panic mode does set in during one’s 20s. Women need to start trying for a baby before they go on to 30, or perhaps take the risk never having children. She also said female fertility issues are indeed a costly affair. One’s bills can go up high. In fact, one does spend a […]
Childbirth is indeed a very difficult (but natural) process that a woman’s body does go through. Many soon-to-be mothers do adequate research and preparation for pregnancy and delivery, but while this is important, it should not stop there. Knowing what to do (and what not to do), not just before and during, but also after […]
Freezing of human sperm, eggs, and embryos Within the laboratory, at PFC we have a tissue bank where one freezes and store oocytes (eggs), sperm as well as embryos for our patients. The bank has a full-time manager under the supervision of the lab director and is also licensed by the State of California. All […]
Laser Assisted Hatching is acknowledged as a technique that is used as part of In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatment. Couples, who have rather experienced failed IVF treatment or patients with poor prognosis, usually do benefit from laser-assisted hatching as part of embryo implantation. The process is advanced and also safer than chemical and manual hatching. What […]
Every birth control measure (Contraceptive method) has no doubt its own failure rates which do result in pregnancy. Intra Uterine Devices- IUD,( IUCD- Intra Uterine Contraceptive Device) which is known as ‘ Copper –T’ in layman’s language does also have its own failures. The desire to have a child is always very strong among couples […]
Childless couples are always keen to get pregnant soon. They would like to child of their own at home. How? 1. Get pre-conception counseling. About 60 to 90 days prior to start trying, one needs to make an appointment with one’s ob-gyn. He or she will discuss one’s reproductive goals, screen the conditions such as […]
It has been observed that certain lifestyle habits do die hard, and one has to overcome them which is rather a difficult proposition. These habits can make one put on weight too and changing such habits is not so easy. Weight levels do matter in making conception easy. Body Mass Index (BMI) does inform one […]
Researchers have indeed managed to find a way to make sperm from sperm stem cells in mice, thus giving hope that young boys do get treated for childhood cancer that is frequently left infertile, may be able to have children as adults. Earlier, only males who had attained puberty by the time period of treatment […]
If one is infertile one needs to get him or herself checked by a doctor. One’s health history, medications, sexual history, as well as sexual habits are taken into consideration. Men will indeed get a physical exam and often a sperm analysis, which does test the health of one’s sperm. How does one know one […]
The question often asked is whether an embryo to implant in the maternal womb. The focus is on stimulating f the endometrium by music which can help to increase the pregnancy rate and also reduce the risk of abortion. Babypod is a vaginal device that is very easy and safe to use. It is placed […]